The 2022 Spring & Summer Newsletter is here! Eight widows living with HIV/AIDS in Makueni County, Kenya were trained on bee farming and received start-up kits. All the hives have bees and they have started making honey! The training was hosted by SIA Grant Partner Ndekanga Self-Help Group. In this newsletter we feature: 14 graduates from the Home of Hope in Uganda Two SIA Grants that are supporting financial empowerment for women in Kenya Photo collage of SIA Partners and the

The 2021 Fall & Winter newsletter is here! Samuel and Rhoda Teimuge held a training day at their farm in Kerio Valley, Kenya. Teri farm is a model for agroecology, which helps to replenish, rather than deplete, the soil. They are growing cowpeas, spider herb, amaranth, and chilies. In this newsletter we feature: Vocational training for young women who have dropped out of school in Uganda Universal Love Alliance providing transportation services during the pandemic lockdown Ph

The 2021 Spring & Summer newsletter is here! Ubuntu Community Organization opened their new brightly-painted office in Githurai, Kenya. Ubuntu’s leader, Lilian (in the polka-dotted shirt) has enlisted volunteers to support women in the community. This will also be a place where people can use the internet and access low-interest loans. In this newsletter we feature: Zoom Trainings for SIA Grassroots Partners A Tragedy That Changed My Life - by Fulgence Ndagijimana, SIA Grant